Euphorbia_acanthothamnos

<i>Euphorbia acanthothamnos</i>

Euphorbia acanthothamnos

Species of flowering plant

Euphorbia acanthothamnos, is a species of flowering plant, belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.[1][2]

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Description

It is a shrub that reaches 30 cm in height. It forms a thorny cushion that blooms from March to June. It grows mainly in limestone areas.[3][4]

Distribution

It is endemic to the eastern Mediterranean, Crete, Greece, and Turkey. It grows from sea level to more than 2000 meters.[5]

Taxonomy

Euphorbia acanthothamnos was described by Heldr. & Sart. ex Boiss. and published in Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum , ser. 2, 4: 1859. 86.

Acanthothamnos is an epithet that means "thorny bush" in Greek.

References

  1. [1]
    "Greek Spiny Spurge (Euphorbia acanthothamnos)". 2020-01-18. Archived from the original on 2020-01-18. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  2. [2]
    "Greek Spiny Spurge (Euphorbia acanthothamnos)". iNaturalist.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  3. [3]
    "Euphorbia acanthothamnos - Greek Spiny Spurge". www.first-nature.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  4. [4]
    nikolakakis (2013-03-21). "Greek spiny spurge, Euphorbia acanthothamnos". Natural History Museum of Crete. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  5. [5]
    "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
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